While the United States looks like a lock on the gold, there’s always the possibility of an upset if Team USA gets knocked off its game along the way – see my preview for potential pitfalls on the path to the gold.

In a tin-sided warehouse north of Boston, above Stewy’s Custom Cycles along a steep staircase lined with Olympic posters, Kayla Harrison found sensei Jimmy Pedro Jr. and, through him and his dojo, a gentle way back from sexual abuse.